Non-Disclosure Agreement

Effective Date: March 16, 2026

1. Purpose

This Non-Disclosure Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into between CreateStage Fabrication ("Disclosing Party") and you, the user ("Receiving Party"), to protect confidential information shared during the use of the CreateQuote platform. Both parties may share information that they consider confidential.

2. Definition of Confidential Information

"Confidential Information" includes, but is not limited to:

• CreateQuote Technology: The algorithms, AI models, pricing logic, calculator methods, labor estimation techniques, material databases, and fabrication knowledge systems used by the Service
• User Business Data: Your shop rates, markup percentages, customer information, project descriptions, quote pricing, and bid documents uploaded to the Service
• Beta Features: Any unreleased features, product roadmap information, or pre-release capabilities you may encounter during the beta period
• Business Terms: Pricing, partnership discussions, and commercial arrangements between the parties

3. Obligations of the Receiving Party

The Receiving Party agrees to:

• Hold all Confidential Information in strict confidence
• Not disclose Confidential Information to any third party without prior written consent
• Use Confidential Information only for the purpose of using or evaluating the Service
• Take reasonable measures to protect the secrecy of the Confidential Information, using at least the same degree of care used to protect their own confidential information
• Not reverse-engineer, decompile, or attempt to derive the algorithms, methods, or logic of the Service

4. Exclusions

Confidential Information does not include information that:

• Is or becomes publicly known through no fault of the Receiving Party
• Was known to the Receiving Party before disclosure, as evidenced by written records
• Is independently developed by the Receiving Party without reference to the Confidential Information
• Is disclosed with the prior written approval of the Disclosing Party
• Is required to be disclosed by law, regulation, or court order (with prompt notice to the Disclosing Party)

5. Your Data Protection

We take the protection of your business data seriously:

• Your shop rates, quotes, and customer data are never shared with other users or third parties
• We will not use your specific pricing or customer information for any purpose other than providing the Service to you
• Anonymized, aggregated data (with no identifying business information) may be used to improve the Service's accuracy
• You may request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us

6. Duration

This Agreement is effective upon account creation and the confidentiality obligations shall survive for a period of two (2) years following termination of your account or the last date of your use of the Service, whichever is later.

7. Return or Destruction

Upon termination of this Agreement or upon request, each party shall return or destroy all Confidential Information received from the other party, except as required to be retained by law or for legitimate business records.

8. Remedies

Both parties acknowledge that any breach of this Agreement may cause irreparable harm for which monetary damages would be an inadequate remedy. Accordingly, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to seek equitable relief, including injunction and specific performance, in addition to any other remedies available at law.

9. Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.